Hans Kolb Wellpappe

What Hans Kolb Wellpappe does

Hans Kolb Wellpappe GmbH & Co. KG is a German family-owned corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer founded in 1933 and headquartered in Memmingen, Germany. The company operates within the KOLB Group alongside ALWIN KOLB GmbH & Co. KG (parent), Gebr. KNAUER GmbH + Co. KG (production), HANS KOLB Papierfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (in-house paper mill), KOLB DigitalSolutions (digital services at the Amendingen facility), and KOLB Holding GmbH. Across six German facilities in Memmingen, Buxheim, Amendingen, Dettingen an der Erms, Haiterbach, and Kaufbeuren, the company manufactures and sells corrugated transport packaging, printed retail packaging, point-of-sale displays, and specialty coated packaging, employing 1,001-5,000 people.

The product portfolio is organized under four sub-brands: KOLB Print (PostPrint, PrePrint, OffsetPrint, DigitalPrint), KOLB Packaging (custom transport solutions with documented quality testing), KOLB CoatedProducts (innovative coatings including ESD protective packaging and VCI rust-inhibitor packaging), and KOLB Display (POS/retail displays). Specialty lines include the EcoBox sustainable packaging range and the CORRUST corrosion-inhibiting packaging family. The vertically integrated structure linking an in-house paper mill to downstream converting and coating represents the central technical differentiator versus non-integrated converters.

Commercially, the company runs a B2B direct sales model with regional sales teams at each production facility, selling quoted, specification-based industrial and retail packaging primarily to German customers; geographic disclosure is limited to Germany. Go-to-market relies on the company website (German and English), industry trade shows (FACHPACK), and limited social channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is transaction-based on specifications and volumes. Revenue figures are not publicly available, and the entity remains privately held under family ownership with no venture capital or private equity exposure evidenced; leadership is via the Geschäftsführer Angela Kolb-Bauernfeind and Andreas Eyd through HANS KOLB Management GmbH.

Name

Hans Kolb Wellpappe

Legal name

HANS KOLB Wellpappe GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://kolb-wellpappe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hans Kolb Wellpappe is a German, family-owned corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer serving industrial and retail B2B customers from six German production sites, offering transport packaging, printed packaging, specialty coated packaging, and display solutions under the KOLB brand family.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Cardboard Packaging

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Paper Mills (32212), Paperboard Container Manufacturing (32221)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging (Boxes, Sheets, Pads) (IMALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA), Custom Engineered Transit Packaging & Packaging Design Services (IMALAFAM), Paper & Paperboard Packaging Converting & Finishing (Die-Cutting, Gluing, Windowing, Coating) (IMALACAL)

Keywords

• Corrugated packaging
• Transport packaging
• Packaging printing
• Corrugated cardboard
• Protective packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Memmingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Corrugated Packaging Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of corrugated cardboard packaging products including transport packaging, printed packaging, and specialized coated packaging solutions.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hans Kolb Wellpappe manufactures and sells corrugated cardboard packaging products, including custom transport packaging, printed packaging (via offset, digital, preprint, and postprint methods), coated specialty packaging (such as ESD and VCI rust-protection packaging), and point-of-sale display solutions. The company operates its own paper mill (HANS KOLB Papierfabrik) and multiple production facilities across Germany, providing an integrated offering from raw paper production to finished, branded, and technically customized packaging.

Product overview

Hans Kolb Wellpappe is a corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer offering a multi-product portfolio organized under the KOLB brand family. The core offerings include KOLB Print (printing services using PostPrint, PrePrint, OffsetPrint, and DigitalPrint technologies), KOLB Packaging (custom transport packaging for safe logistics), KOLB CoatedProducts (high-tech coated packaging including ESD and VCI rust protection), and KOLB Display (point-of-sale display solutions). The company also operates KOLB DigitalSolutions for digital printing services at its Amendingen facility. Specialty products include EcoBox sustainable packaging and CORRUST corrosion-inhibiting packaging. The KOLB product family represents the company's integrated approach to serving various packaging needs from standard transport packaging to specialized high-tech solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KOLB Print: Printing services including PostPrint, PrePrint, OffsetPrint and DigitalPrint solutions for product promotion.
• KOLB Packaging
• KOLB CoatedProducts
• KOLB Display
• KOLB DigitalSolutions
• KOLB EcoBox

Products and services

• KOLB Print Printing services for corrugated cardboard packaging using PostPrint, PrePrint, OffsetPrint, and DigitalPrint technologies, enabling product branding with multiple color variants and print designs for B2B customers.
• KOLB Packaging Custom-developed transport packaging solutions made from corrugated cardboard, designed for safe logistics operations with consistent material quality even at high volumes.
• KOLB CoatedProducts High-tech corrugated cardboard packaging with innovative coating technologies, including ESD packaging for electronic components and VCI rust protection for metal goods, delivering enhanced product safety.
• KOLB Display Display packaging solutions for point-of-sale presentation of products in retail and promotional environments.
• EcoBox Eco-friendly corrugated packaging box solution emphasizing sustainability and recyclability for industrial and retail customers.
• CORRUST Corrosion-inhibiting corrugated packaging that protects metal goods from rust during storage and transport.
• ESD-Packaging Electrostatic discharge protective corrugated packaging designed for sensitive electronic components.
• VCI-Rust Protection Packaging (VCI-Rostschutz Verpackung) Volatile corrosion inhibitor packaging that provides active rust protection for metal products during storage and shipping.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ALWIN KOLB GmbH & Co. KGcoreOthersParent company of the KOLB Group, encompassing HANS KOLB Wellpappe GmbH & Co. KG, Gebr. KNAUER GmbH & Co. KG, HANS KOLB Papierfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, and KOLB Holding GmbH. The group operates multiple production facilities across Germany.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kolbwellpappe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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